Audience

This command reference is intended for administrators who want to use the command-line interface (CLI) of the Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) software to configure, manage, and monitor WAAS devices on a per-device basis. This guide assumes that the WAAS device is running the WAAS software. The guide provides descriptions and syntax of the WAAS CLI command.

The WAAS CLI allows you to configure, manage, and monitor WAAS devices on a per-device basis through a console connection or a terminal emulation program. The WAAS CLI also allows you to configure certain features that are only supported through the WAAS CLI (for example, configuring LDAP signing on a WAE).

The instructions and examples in this guide describe only those features that can be configured on an individual WAAS device using the WAAS CLI.

In addition to the WAAS CLI, there are three WAAS graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that you access from your browser:

•The WAAS Central Manager GUI allows you to centrally configure, manage, and monitor a WAE or group of WAEs that are registered with the WAAS Central Manager. You also use this GUI to configure, manage, and monitor the WAAS Central Manager, which is the dedicated appliance on which the WAAS Central Manager GUI is running.

Note When you use the WAAS Central Manager GUI, you have the added capability of centrally configuring settings and policies for groups of WAEs (device groups). When you use the WAAS CLI, you can only configure settings and policies on a per-device basis.

•The WAE Device Manager GUI allows you to remotely configure, manage, and monitor an individual WAE through your browser. In many cases, the same device settings can be found in both the WAE Device Manager GUI and the WAAS Central Manager GUI. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you always configure a WAE from the WAAS Central Manager GUI whenever possible.

•The WAAS Print Services Administration GUI allows you to remotely configure an individual WAAS print server and view a list of active and completed print jobs. You can access the WAAS Print Services Administration GUI from either the WAAS Central Manager GUI or the WAE Device Manager GUI.

The WAAS GUIs are the primary resources for configuration and monitoring WAEs. We strongly recommend that you use the WAAS Central Manager GUI instead of the WAAS CLI, whenever possible. For more information about how to use the WAAS GUIs to configure, manage, and monitor your WAAS devices, see the Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide.

We recommend that you be familiar with the basic concepts and terminology used in internetworking, in your network topology, and in the protocols that the devices in your network can use. We also recommend that you have a working knowledge of the operating systems on which you are running your WAAS network, such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, or Solaris. This guide is not a tutorial.

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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

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